CONSONANT


Meaning of CONSONANT in English

n. & adj.

--n.

1. a speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed, and which to form a syllable must be combined with a vowel.

2 a letter or letters representing this.

--adj. (foll. by with, to)

1. consistent; in agreement or harmony.

2 similar in sound.

3 Mus. making a concord.

Derivatives:

consonantal adj. consonantly adv.

Etymology: ME f. F f. L consonare (as com-, sonare sound f. sonus)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.